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Network and application security


June 13, 2007  2:01 PM

Open season on open source?



Posted by: Brein Matturro
Linux, Network and application security, Open-source

It was only a matter of time. With the recent news that a worm has infected the popular Microsoft Office alternative known as OpenOffice (across Windows, Mac and Linux platforms), some security industry watchers have begun to...

June 8, 2007  9:15 AM

The Channel Challenges of the moment: Slowing storage buys, collaboration ennui



Posted by: Brein Matturro
Channel, Data storage management, Microsoft, Network and application security, News, SMB, Virtualization

It's looking like there may be tight times ahead in the high-end storage market, if recent figures bear out. Despite previous bullish predictions for the continued growth of the storage market, a recent Citigroup report indicates that


June 7, 2007  4:07 PM

A new way to hide malicious code



Posted by: Bcournoyer
Network and application security

Viruses, trojans and worms are going into stealth mode. A recent study by security vendor Finjan has found a new type of attack that researchers say is harder to detect and stop from...


June 7, 2007  8:59 AM

Microsoft’s Stirling security suite: A VAR’s-eye view



Posted by: Brein Matturro
Channel, Microsoft, Network and application security, Networking technology

On Monday Microsoft announced Stirling, a codename for the next release of its Forefront business security product. According to new reports, Stirling "integrates Microsoft's antivirus, antispam and...

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June 4, 2007  4:24 PM

Firewall management vendor announces global channel partner program



Posted by: Brein Matturro
Channel, Channel partner programs, Network and application security, Networking technology

Resellers whose enterprise customers have large distributed management infrastructures may be interested in Tufin Technologies' new worldwide channel partner...

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June 1, 2007  12:20 PM

Endpoint security: As easy as flipping a switch?



Posted by: Bcournoyer
Network and application security, Networking technology, Servers and desktop hardware

Most efforts to improve endpoint security focus on corporate policy...


May 31, 2007  2:46 PM

Pay up for security certifications, down for all other technology certificates



Posted by: Bcournoyer
Network and application security, News, VAR training, certification

Here’s some good news if you're a certified security pro: You’re in the only group of certified IT professionals whose pay scale has gone up this year,

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May 31, 2007  12:21 PM

Super spammer Soloway canned



Posted by: Brein Matturro
Email -- Exchange, Outlook, Network and application security, Networking technology, News, SMB

The Associated Press is reporting this morning that Robert Alan Soloway, infamous spammer, was arrested yesterday by authorities in Seattle.


May 30, 2007  1:47 PM

Google reaches for an application security blanket



Posted by: Brein Matturro
Application development, Channel, Google, Network and application security

While Google is in the news after coming under antitrust scrutiny from the U.S. Justice Department due to its planned purchase of online advertising juggernaut DoubleClick, its purchase of GreenBorder attracted, well, a bit less...


May 24, 2007  12:01 PM

StillSecure’s new network security partner program



Posted by: Brein Matturro
Channel, Channel partner programs, Network and application security, Networking technology, Open-source, Supplier relationship management, Virtualization

Value-added resellers looking to expand their portfolios in the area of network security have a new opportunity. In his blog, The Converging Network, Mitchell...